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Omega General Help / Re: Welding

« on: 12 April 2023, 19:52:51 »

Hi boys. That’s for your replies.

cam, I’ve seen the Yorkshire restoration. Very very expert repairs. And addy I’ve not seen fitzy fabrications. I’ll check them out 😃

Seeing these sorts of experts do repairs, I hold my hand up and say I could never do them as good as that. My objective is to make a repair that’s structurally sound. I’m not too bothered about aesthetics personally cos it’s a.) behind covers and b.) covered in 80kg of poo 💩 🤣🤣🤣

Speaking of poo… that is one area I do excel… covering stuff in silicone or grease 🤣🤣🤣

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Omega General Help / Re: Welding

« on: 11 April 2023, 21:46:48 »

Oh and…

When it rains the spare wheel well has a pool of water in it. I’ll have to get the hose out when it’s nice and see where that’s getting in. Joy  unless it’s getting in between bumper and wing and seeping thru the rot. 🤷‍♂️ problems for another day. 😃

I’ve been running it and moving it to stop brakes seizing on. God it’s comfy. My daily is a fiesta which I love bombing round in. But nothing beats the omega. It’s like sitting in arm chairs 😎😎😎😎😎😎

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Omega General Help / Re: Welding

« on: 11 April 2023, 21:42:55 »

Evening gays. I mean guys. Hope you’re all well.

Got OSR outer sill welded up, painted and covered in plenty of poo 💩 at the weekend 😃😃😃 I’d have loved to have spent all bank holiday doing it but ‘er indoors wouldn’t be happy. Happy wife happy life! 😎🤣🤣🤣
welding is far from my best but wind kept blowing gas. But it’s not going anywhere. I’ve stupidly “extended” the sill a few millimetres too far 🤣 so I might have a problem fitting arch liner and sill cover but I’ll figure that out nearer time. Got so much more to do before it’s going in for mot.

So got exactly the same repair on the NS. I then have two small patches to weld in on both sides at the front. Then where boot floor meets the wing is rotten. Shape looks a bit of a sod. But if I can get that right it’ll be a lovely repair.
And finally spare wheel well. Rotten where it meets the wing.

So plenty to be getting on with 😃

If I had to guess.. I reckon June it’ll be finished. Like I said I’d love to just sorbs every minute on it but not gonna happen sadly. But. Good start 😃

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Omega General Help / Re: Welding

« on: 05 April 2023, 21:17:00 »

Thanks boys. Much appreciated. I’m gonna stick to my original plan. Only cos changing quarters ibe never done and I am so dense it can only go wrong 🤣🤣🤣
I’m starting Friday. Getting that bumper off and making a start 😃😃😃😃😃😃 wish me luck lol

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Omega General Help / Re: Welding

« on: 04 April 2023, 13:36:59 »

*shoot some photos over 😃

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Omega General Help / Re: Welding

« on: 04 April 2023, 13:35:43 »

Thanks all for comments… even you STE-hoMO 🤣🤣

Thanks for all that DG. I can weld but I’m not good enough to chop and change rear quarters properly. My methods gonna be… any place my screw driver goes thru and / or looks questionable is getting plated 🤣 not being lazy. I just don’t have fab skills. I’ve done plenty of sills at work (mainly transit connects 🤦‍♂️) but I’ll be doing this on the drive.

But totally take your point about doing it properly. 😃👍

And thanks for info on stands. Much appreciated. DG if u pm me ur nombre I’ll shout some photos over when it’s done (I’d put them on here but since photo bucket went I’m not technical enough to do that 🤣🤣🤣
Cheers boys 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

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Omega General Help / Welding

« on: 27 March 2023, 13:20:26 »

Hi guys. Long time no speak. Not been about for a while. Been so busy with work.

Anyway omega needs some TLC. Rear outer sills rotted. And inner wheel arches. And panel that forms side of the inner boot… all roughly the same on both sides. Anyway my welding skills are to a point I can do this myself. But just gonna take me a while. Car’s been SORNd but I keep running it and making sure brakes don’t stick on etc.

The warmer weather is coming so starting to think about prepping.

My question is this… I want a real sturdy place to put stands. It’s gonna have to sit on them for a while. I remember when gixer did my rear springs ears ago he had them somewhere either side of the diff. Obviously want to keep sills free so I can easily move around them.

TIA guys

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 17 July 2022, 18:21:47 »

Got it all back together. I took it for half hour run. No leaks…. Yet. Just waiting 🤣

In the end I didn’t drill in to covers cos I got a Topran gasket kit and it looked sooo much better when I compared to the BGA shit that beds. battery sent me. The Topran gasket kit actually stuck in the cover so it wouldn’t fall out so no need to poo 💩 it in. The material was also a nice neoprene type and felt good.

I did however (very carefully) lay a thin bead of poo on the head mating surface. If it leaks within a week now I’ll know there’s definite over pressurising problems and I’ll then make my bores… or T-piece as previously mentioned.

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 12 July 2022, 22:02:18 »

Cheers mate 👍👍👍

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 12 July 2022, 20:52:01 »

Evening men. Not bumping but thought I’d let you know the plan…

So can’t get cam covers anywhere. And the small selection of ones on eBay look just as warped as mine. So got some replacement gaskets and gonna do couple of things…. somehow try and either straighten out the covers and maybe brace them in some way. Not sure how this will go but worth a shot.
I’ve then got some hardcore sealant that vag use for their oil pan sealing. Done a couple of seat pans now and this stuff is very good. I happen to have two bottles spare. Gonna put small bead along head to cover mating surfaces in addition to gaskets.
Finally I’m gonna bore holes in to each cover. Poo in a small piece of brake pipe and then washer tube to a catch can cable tied somewhere. The only solution I can think of to relieve pressure if there is any.
I will of course be cleaning breathers again in addition to.
No idea if this is gonna work.
So wish me luck 😃😃😃👍👍👍

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 09 July 2022, 12:54:07 »

Thanks all for the replies. LC, to be honest I’m with u on that. I was suspecting maybe issue with the breather box or something like that. But what u have said sounds highly likely.

I will try n source some covers, clean breathers again and see what happens. If it goes again as quick as this then it’s probably curtains which I’ll be super sad about.

And no I wouldn’t put an engine in it. Too much hassle and time. I shall probably get a nice little fiesta, hopefully one without the rack / column bearing gone 🤣

Re the omega tho I may give Serek a go. IIRC he had a big bin of mig parts last time I saw him 👍

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 07 July 2022, 16:20:46 »

Oh ffs. 🤣 does anyone know where I can get v6 cam covers?

 Do not fit Metal Vectra covers..

Also are you sure yours are wharped,,

Yeah positive mate. I fitted them with new gaskets and thought “ah, they’ll be alright with a bit of extra poo”. They weren’t 😢😢😢

What do u think I should do? I suppose my only other option is to get some second hand, probably also warped ones 🤦‍♂️

I rang factors. Nothing. I rang Vauxhall. One in Germany and other not available. And both 185 plus vat each. 😢😢😢😢😢😢

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 06 July 2022, 22:05:34 »

That is to say new ones that aren’t warped 😢😢😢

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 06 July 2022, 20:53:51 »

Oh ffs. 🤣 does anyone know where I can get v6 cam covers?

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Omega General Help / Re: Overheating almost

« on: 06 July 2022, 16:23:46 »

Thanks grifter. I’ll have a butchers tonight. Though it has come to my attention I’ve got a large oil leak now 😩😩😩